Production Supervisor - 12HR Days

Brief Description
Job Posting
Lead the floor. Drive results. Build the team.
If you thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments and know how to balance safety, quality, and productivity, this Production Supervisor role puts you at the center of daily operations and people leadership.

Job Title:

Production Supervisor Department:
Operations

Reports To:

Director, Manufacturing FLSA Status:
Exempt

Shift: 12hr Days - 6a-6p - Yellow Shift Salary: $58,000-$78,000

• Base pay is based on job-related skills, experience, credentials, role scope, and location. Candidates outside the posted range are encouraged to apply, as qualifications and market factors may influence compensation.*
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• Lead and supervise production employees by interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, assigning work, monitoring performance, and addressing employee relations matters in accordance with company policies and labor requirements.
• Ensure a safe work environment by enforcing safety regulations, conducting regular safety observations, and addressing hazards or unsafe behaviors promptly.
• Plan and adjust staffing levels to meet production schedules, customer mail dates, and workload fluctuations while maintaining labor efficiency.
• Review job documentation, signoffs, and quality checks to ensure printed materials meet customer specifications, postal requirements, and internal quality standards.
• Monitor production schedules and labor hours, estimating and tracking time required to complete jobs and escalating risks to schedule adherence as needed.
• Communicate production performance and personnel issues to the appropriate Leader, including efficiency and reduce waste.
• Identify and recommend improvements to production methods, workflows, equipment utilization, and quality processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
• Analyze and resolve operational issues, providing guidance and support to employees to over come production, quality, or equipment-related challenges.
• Motivate and engage employees through effective communication, recognition, coaching, and accountability to achieve performance goals.
• Lead and perform 6S audits within the timeline set by the company, ensuring work areas, equipment, and materials remain compliant throughout each shift.
• Conduct daily production floor walks to perform continuity audits, monitor job progress, and reinforce standard work practices.
• Maintain accurate time, attendance, and production records, ensuring proper reporting of labor and job data.
• Collaborate with other supervisors and department leaders to coordinate interdepartmental activities and resolve production constraints.
• Facilitate and actively participate in cost center meetings, sharing performance results, improvement initiatives, and key operational updates with teams.

• Strong ability to analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and organize work to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, train and develop production employees.
• Excellent written, verbal and listening skills, with the ability to communicate clearly across shifts and departments.
• Computer proficiency, including production tracking systems, timekeeping, and basic reporting tools.
• Proficiency/fluent with English language, both written and verbal.
• Secondary language in Spanish or others, value added.

• High School Diploma or equivalent combined with five (5) plus years’ experience in production management, required.
• Associates degree/technical degree in production planning, operational management, graphic design or related field and/or five plus years related experience including supervision and/or training in manufacturing, production setting; or equivalent, strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of print production processes, including press operations, bindery/finishing, materials and workflow, strongly preferred.
• Basic understanding of Lean manufacturing principles, including 6S, setup reduction (QCO), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Familiarity with postal regulation, mail sortation, and quality requirements is a plus.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 100% Employer Paid Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Other Voluntary Employee Benefits i.e. (Accident & Critical Illness)
• 401K & Profit Sharing with…